Example sentences of "might [vb infin] a few " in BNC.
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1 | Agriculture campaigner Robin Maynard said : ‘ £31 million over three years might build a few ornamental ponds in the countryside but it is hardly going to generate a major shift in agricultural policy from over-intensive agriculture to sustainable farming practice . ’ |
2 | It might make a few people think , which is good . |
3 | Silly talk of linking arms around the Berlin wall just might make a few of the supporters of the SDP/Liberal Alliance — whose nuclear policies are indistinguishable from the government 's and whose voting habits are more volatile than Conservatives ' — opt for Mr Foot and his clear policy of unilateral disarmament . |
4 | Although the pub decor might need a few alterations . |
5 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
6 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
7 | Jobson said : ‘ If they started supporting the team we might win a few games . ’ |
8 | PAKISTAN batsman Salim Malik reckons that if the England Test team learn to play properly , they might win a few games of international cricket |
9 | Passers- by might expect a few satin teddies in the window . |
10 | You look ready to dance with rage , and although we might collect a few pennies from them in return for our providing such a spectacle I hardly think that we could put it on as a permanent entertainment ! ’ |
11 | It might sever a few synapses . |
12 | OK , the mic-stand might cost a few bob to repair . |
13 | " … might stop a few earths perhaps . |
14 | At the same time you might score a few wounds on the enemy , and with a huge rank bonus and bonus from your standard you stand as good a chance as you 're going to get . |
15 | So I fell into one of my enjoyable reveries , examining the problem from every angle , looking for the key point where I might provoke a few kilocreds to tumble into my lap , by acquiring a bit of phetam . |
16 | At best , it might produce a few working-class women psychologists who act as double tokens of both the discipline 's liberalism and its anti-sexism . |
17 | At the time , his stated ambition was to make an album of songs , which as he said himself , ‘ might sell a few copies ’ . |
18 | While a wire or a gate scheme might take a few weeks if spun out to the maximum , tunnels were sometimes under construction for six months . |
19 | The conference was assured that truly ‘ intelligent ’ machines would come , It was conceded that it might take a few hundred years . |
20 | ‘ It might take a few games for Martin to settle into the side but he is a good team man and strong defensively . |
21 | It has taken me twelve years to be as sure as I am now , and it might take a few more to be absolutely sure . |
22 | ‘ But it might take a few years . |
23 | He said they were fine , but that it might take a few weeks for the lenses to settle in my eyes . |
24 | He thinks perhaps I might have a few days away from here . |
25 | ‘ If you could find out who the man was , the one who was there on Christmas Day evening … he might have a few answers . ’ |
26 | But we were n't thinking about having professional people in our group — we might have a few to help us out but we 'll pick our own . ’ |
27 | Later on they might have a few minutes together and he would hold her and she would become herself again . |
28 | I think I will and I think the rest of the team might have a few erm sherbets tonight , I do n't know . |
29 | A factory might manage a few thousand kinds of parts ; the air force has to cope with over 6m . |
30 | But , he adds , he might get a few international tickets out of it , which are as rare as gold dust . |